Email Protocol

Email Protocol

1. computer

   • smtp simple mail transfer protocol
     • email server
       • across the internet
         • email server
           • computer
           • the email has been sent and until the person who is recieving the email logs into the email the email doesnt store it in the email server it deletes it and keeps it on your area.
         • the email is sent through to here
       • the email is sent to the email server over the internet
     • this is where you send an email to someone

2. POP3

3. Imap

   • step 1 send an email from a computer to somebody else
   • step 2 the email goes on the email server
   • step 3 the email is sent over the internet and sent to the other email server.
   • step 4 the email is then stored in there email server until they log onto there email.
   • step 5 the email can be accessed by other devices by the reciepient.

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